Intelligent logic activity resolution

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EP 1 164 446 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	07.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/15

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	19.12.2001 Bulletin 2001/51

(21)	Application number: 01108192.4

(22)	Date of filing: 30.03.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G05B 19/042

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

15.06.2000 US 594367

(71)	Applicant: Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a Delaware corporation)
	Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	O'Grady, William T. Austin, TX 78749 (US) Gauthier, Pierre Cupertino, California 95014 (US) Shafer, Donald F. Austin, TX 78703 (US) McNeill, John D. Austin, TX 78749 (US)

(74)	Representative: Schoppe, Fritz, Dipl.-Ing. et al
	Patentanwälte Schoppe, Zimmermann, Stöckeler & Zinkler, Postfach 246 82043 Pullach bei München 82043 Pullach bei München (DE)

(54)	Intelligent logic activity resolution

(57) Intelligent logic activity resolution (ILAR) is provided for a process. Upon a first trigger event (141) being received, a first subset of conditions of the process is detected. The first subset of conditions is selected based on the first trigger event (141). When the first subset of conditions match predetermined values, a first state (111-113) is entered. When the first subset conditions do not match the predetermined values, additional conditions are checked. On the basis of the checked additional conditions, a new state (111-113) is selected for entry.

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